staring at the sun (from 'the offspring' lyric)

Maybe life is like a ride on a freeway
Dodging bullets while you‘re trying to
find your way
Everyone‘s around, but no one does a
damn thing
It brings me down, but I won‘t let them

If I seem bleak
Well you‘d be correct
And if I don‘t speak
It‘s cause I can‘t disconnect
But I won‘t be burned by the reflection
Of the fire in your eyes
As you‘re staring at the sun

When I ran I didn‘t feel like a runaway
When I escaped I didn‘t feel like I
got away
There‘s more to living than only
surviving
Maybe I‘m not there, but I‘m still
trying

Though you hear me
I don‘t think that you relate
My will is something
That you can‘t confiscate
So forgive me, but I won‘t be
frustrated
By destruction in your eyes
As you‘re staring at the sun